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“No rent, no cockroaches, no tomorrow”: Celebrating Valentine’s Day 2020 - by Judith Thompson
The photo above was always a favorite of Harold’s. It was published many times, but I particularly love how he described the scene in the seven page spread for New York Newsday (1991) in an article entitled The Man who Loved Coney Island. But then again…Harold was a man in love with so many things.… Continue reading
“They were all missing someone”: Harold Feinstein’s Korean photographs, Veteran’s Day 2019 - by Judith Thompson
Harold was drafted into the infantry and sent off to Korea when he was 22 years old. He had a new wife, had sold prints to Steichen at MOMA and was just getting into his stride as an up and coming young photographer in the heady days of the early 50’s in New York. And then he was yanked into the draft and sent off to Korea.
HOMECOMING!! “Last Stop Coney Island” at the Coney Island Film Festival! - by Judith Thompson
PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING HAROLD HOME!! Last Stop Coney Island: The Life and Photography of Harold Feinstein Sunday, September 15th at 3PM at the Coney Island Museum! Buy your tickets now! Join me after the screening for a beer at The Coney Island Brewing Company.
“It’ll always be the first kiss”: Memories for Valentine’s Day 2019 - by Judith Thompson
Harold liked to say: “It will always be the first kiss” when he talked about his love of life. I was blessed with a 27 year marriage to someone who never let me forget how much he loved me; who maintained a consistent appreciation of life — and of me! As he got older, he… Continue reading
“Last Stop Coney Island” featured at Newburyport Doc Festival February 17 - by Judith Thompson
I’m pleased that the Newburyport Documentary Film Festival has selected Last Stop Coney Island: The Life and Photography of Harold Feinstein as one of it’s featured films in 2019. For the last fifteen years of his life, Harold and I lived in the town of Merrimac, MA which is right next door to the beautiful city… Continue reading
“Last Stop Coney Island” SOLD OUT! Second screening scheduled on November 15! - by Judith Thompson
We’re thrilled to announce that Last Stop Coney Island: The Life and Photography of Harold Feinstein premiering at DOC NYC on November 14th has SOLD OUT!! A second screening has been added on NOVEMBER 15TH at 9:45 PM Filmmaker Andy Dunn, editor Lawrence Huck and myself will be at both screenings. Hope to see you… Continue reading
“Last Stop Coney Island: The Life and Photography of Harold Feinstein” will premier at DOC NYC November 14th - by Judith Thompson
We’re excited to announce that Last Stop Coney Island: The Life and Photography of Harold Feinstein will have it’s international debut at DOC NYC on November 14th at Cinepolis Chelsea. DOC NYC is the country’s largest documentary film festival voted by MovieMaker magazine as one of the “top five coolest documentary film festivals in the world.” Furthermore, … Continue reading
Happy New Year! Looking back on 2017 and forward to 2018 - by Judith Thompson
As the New Year unfolds, we look back on 2017, which was a year of exciting developments for the Harold Feinstein Photography studio. Beautifully mounted exhibitions in Paris and Istanbul accompanied by significant media attention, a public preview of clips from the up-coming documentary at Photo London, the launch of our YouTube channel with clips… Continue reading
Congratulatons to The Griffin Museum Focus Awardees: Mary Engel of APAG, Elizabeth Avedon, Beuford Smith and Paul Messier. - by Judith Thompson
The Griffin Museum of Photography’s Focus Awards!! Flashpoint Boston portfolio reviews!! Brunch with the stars!! The truth is… I haven’t had this much fun in a long time! I notified my friends and family that this was going to be my first foray into the world of photography in any official capacity. As someone who… Continue reading
Fantastic opening at O’Art Gallery, Istanbul! The love affair with Turkey continues! - by Judith Thompson
I was sorry not to be able to go to the opening reception for Harold Feinstein: The Legacy of a Photographer, a magnificent retrospective, which opened on May 16th at O’Art, the corporate art space for Odea Bank in Istanbul. It was a beautifully presented 50 print show covering multiple facets of Harold’s black and… Continue reading